Lib Tech Splitboarding F/W 2026/27 Preview
Retail Buyers Guide: Splitboarding F/W 2026/27 Retail Buyer’s Guide
Brand: Lib Tech
Interviewee: Pete Saari VP Creativity
How would you describe the 2024/25 splitboard season in terms of market performance and consumer demand?
Market is climbing steadily and ripping down.
What major trends are shaping the splitboard market (pricing, consumer preferences, backcountry participation)?
Lift lines and big mountain spines.
From changing consumer behavior to tariffs and supply chain stress, what’s been the biggest challenge for your brand recently?
Finding my skins and tranciever
How are you supporting retailers in selling this category?
We carry forward graphics on the Escalator split so inventory is easy to stock and Travis is always out on his Orca Techno Split dropping fluffy content
SPLITBOARD SPECIFIC
What trends or innovations in construction, shapes, or functionality (skinning, transitions, riding) are you highlighting in your 26/27 range?
We build all our split boards using ultralight paulownia cores, eco sublimated tops and sintered bases. Our split board designs are all timeless freestyle friendly freeride shapes that are ready to climb and float on that morning rip or week long trip.
Are you using new materials in your splitboards (inserts, edges, cores, sidewalls, resin, glues, wood types, bases, top sheets, wax, etc.)?
Paulownia is a magical light weight wood with amazing properties….we use it on all our split boards.
What new approaches are you taking in design — graphics, patterns, collabs, or limited editions?
We carry forward the Escalator and Travis worked with Dulk on some amazing new visuals on the Orca
Are you putting a stronger emphasis on particular ranges (e.g., freeride, expedition, lightweight touring, women’s-specific, entry-level) for 26/27?
We focus on directional freestyle friendly freeride shapes.
SPLITBOARD BINDINGS SPECIFIC
What new innovations are you introducing in splitboard bindings (buckles, straps, highbacks, baseplates, heel cups, etc.)?
Ocean bound top material made from recycled/upcycled plastics harvested from coastal areas is an awesome new addition to Travis’s boardline.
Key Products:
The Travis Orca II Techno Split:
has a new shape incredible DULK graphics, a sintered base and light weight Paulownia core and is ready for everything Travis is ready for.
2627-Lib-Trice-ORCA-II-Techno-Split
The Escalator Split:
Is a lightweight, short, low camber, slightly wider split board design and optimized for easy climbing and floaty descents and comes in 153 and a new 156 size.
2627-Lib-Escalator-Split
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